Martin Bengtsson (footballer)

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Martin Bengtsson
Personal information
Full name Martin Oskar Johan Bengtsson
Date of birth (1986-03-14) 14 March 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth Örebro, Sweden
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
–2002 IK Sturehov
2002–2003 Örebro SK
2004 Inter Milan
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2003 Örebro SK 1 (0)
2005 ÖSK Ungdom
International career
2002–2003 Sweden U17 20 (3)
2004 Sweden U19 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Martin Oskar Johan Bengtsson (born 14 March 1986) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

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Club career

Bengtsson started playing football for IK Sturehov as a child and stayed with the club until he was signed by Örebro SK as a 15-year-old in 2002. [1] He made his Allsvenskan debut at 17 years old for Örebro SK during the 2003 season in a game against Enköpings SK when he came on as a substitute for Mirza Jelecak. [2] After the 2003 season, Bengtsson left Örebro SK to sign for the Serie A club Inter Milan. [3] However, he left the Italian club after only nine months after suffering from depression and ultimately trying to take his own life. [1]

In 2005, he signed for Örebro SK Ungdom in Division 2 Norra Svealand but only played for one season before retiring from professional football at the age of 19. [4]

International career

Bengtsson appeared 20 times for the Sweden U17 team, scoring three goals. [5] He also appeared twice for the Sweden U19 team. [5]

Personal life

In 2007, he wrote the autobiography I skuggan av San Siro (English: In the shadow of San Siro) about his experiences as a young footballer at Inter Milan. [6] In 2020, the book was adapted into a movie called Tigers directed by Ronnie Sandahl. [7]

After quitting football, Bengtsson took up careers in journalism and music. [8]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition [2]
ClubSeasonLeague Svenska Cupen ContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Örebro SK 2003 Allsvenskan 10—
ÖSK Ungdom 2005 Division 2 Norra Svealand —
Career total00

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year [5]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Sweden U17 2002123
200380
Total203
Sweden U19 200420
Total20
Career total223

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References

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  2. 1 2 "SvenskaFans". www.svenskafans.com. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  3. ↑ "Örebros 17-årige talang klar för Inter". www.expressen.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  4. ↑ Bengtsson, Martin (2007). I skuggan av San Siro. Norstedts. ISBN   9789113100708.
  5. 1 2 3 "Martin Bengtsson - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  6. ↑ "Pojkdrömmen kunde ha kostat honom livet". SVT Sport (in Swedish). 23 April 2007. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  7. ↑ "Ronnie Sandahls "Tigrar" får världspremiär i Busan". MovieZine. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  8. ↑ "Martin Bengtsson exclusive interview: Inter Milan, depression and seeing his lowest moments play out in a movie".
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